Hair curler



Oct. 29, 1957 A. J. STANTON HAIR CURLER Filed Oct. 28,

may W m s 1 T Wm Aua-usr A -STANTON HAIR'CURLER August J. Stanton, Montclair, N. J. Application October 28, 1955, Serial No. 543,357

Claims. (Cl- This invention relates to an improved hair curler for rolling a lock of hair into a spiral and producing therein pin curls and waves of permanent character.

It is the object of this invention to provide a device for rolling a lock of hair into a spiral so as to produce pin curls at the ends of the lock of a lasting nature, and overcomes the objection to the present method of wrapping the hair on itself and then pinning the hair in the wrapped position, which does not produce lasting curls and waves, and tends to break down the hair structure.

It is a further object of this invention to produce a device of the type described which can be used in connection with a cold permanent wave lotion, which is cheaply produced and utilizes materials which maybe readily disposable, and which protects the hair and facilitates placing of hair strands about the core used in connection with the device so that the minimum amount of time and effort is consumed in this portion of the waving operation, and yet, assures that all of the hairs to be rolled will be even. Also, this device will obviate the necessity for individually placing strands of hair in a particular position by slow laborious hand process to produce the desired result.

It is another object of this invention to provide in a device of the type described a core which may be of absorbent material to facilitate the drying or setting of the lotion applied to the hair, and a sheet of material, which may be disposable, and which permits further applications of lotions required in completing the waving process to be placed upon the hair after it has been rolled.

The device of this invention has for a still further object the inherent capability of being self-applicable, or may be employed by professional operators as well.

Other objects and advantages will become apparent from the following detailed description, forming the specification, and taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure l is a perspective view of the device embodying the present invention as being applied to a lock of hair, at the inception of the growing process;

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the device of the present invention after it has been rolled to some extent with the lock of hair rolled therein, and a clip secured thereonto hold the rolled lock of hair and device in the desired position to produce the curl;

Figure 3 is an enlarged perspective view showing the present device as it is initially applied to a lock of hair;

Figure 4 is an enlarged, medial, cross-sectional view taken substantially along line 4-4 of Figure 2;

Figure 5 is a perspective view of the present invention showing a modified form of the sheet of flexible material, as it appears immediately prior to its application to a lock of hair;

Figure 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 6-6 of Figure 5; and

nited States Patent f) Figure 7 is an end view of a modified form of a core in its relation to a wrapper.

With continued reference to the drawings, the illustrated hair curler, generally indicated at 10, comprises a preferably rectangular sheet 12 of flexible porous wrapping material, such as paper or cloth, as shown in Figures 1 to 4; or of a flexible sheet 12 of less absorbent material but provided with perforations 24, as shown in Figures 5 and 6. The curler further comprises a.

cylindrical core, generally indicated at 14, to. be used in conjunction with the wrapper sheet to enable rolling of a lock of hair.

As shown in Figures 1 to 4, the wrapper sheet 12 is first folded or bent into a channel form, as illustrated in Figure 5, and the core 14.is positioned in the channel fonn at one end of and between the sides thereof. A lock 16 of hair is then grasped and laid within the trough 1S of'the channel form under the core 14. The longitudinal-edges of the sheet 12 are then folded over each other in overlapping relation.

The lock 16 and the folded sheet are then rolled about the core 14 into a coil, as shown in Figure 2, wherein a layer of the sheet is between each convolution of the coil.

A clip, generally indicated at 20, may then be employed to encirclingly embrace the coil of hair lock and wrapper 12 so as to maintain the coil in a spiral for the required length of time. The clip 20 may be of any suitable form, and as shown, is of substantially U-shape, and made of inherently resilient material to provide proper gripping action as it is placed about the formed coil. Also, the clip may be provided with transversely spaced longitudinal rows of spaced openings 22 disposed on opposite sides of a longitudinal center line of the clip. The openings 22 permit further application of lotions which may be required during a process of cold waving the hair, it, of course, being assumed that a suitable cold wave lotion had been initially applied to the lock of hair in the curler.

The openings 22 also permit access of air to the coil to facilitate the drying thereof, after lotions have been applied.

The core 14 may be of hollow cylindrical form, such as shown in Figure 4 and in Figure 6, and of an absorbent material to facilitate the drying of the hair, or material providing for re-use of the core.

' As shown in Figures 5 and 6, the wrapper sheet 12' may also be made of a more durable material, so that its re-use is possible.

It is pointed out that the hair lock 16 may be rolled on the device to the hair roots, so that upon removal of the device, the hair may be combed out to produce desired waves, and a pin curl at the end of the strands of the lock of hair.

In Figure 7, a modified form of a core 14' is shown as being provided with a peripheral groove 30 extending therearound. The opposite sides 32 and 34 of the groove 30 are conically fiatted from a small connecting neck 36 at the longitudinal axis of the core. In use, the core 14' is disposed within the folded wrapper sheet 12 or 12 in the same manner as the core 14. In employing the core 14, the gathering of the hair strand ends for rolling up in the wrapper is facilitated, and enables closer fitting of the overlapping edges of the wrapper sheet as the lock is being rolled. The clip 20 can be used when the core 14 is employed, in the same manner as hereinabove described.

After the clips 20 have been removed, the lock is brushed and combed out so that the desired wave and pin curls are produced.

While there is shown and described the preferred em- Patented Oct. 29, 19.57.

bodiment of the invention, it is to be understood that the structure is susceptible to change and modification within the scope of the claims appended hereto.

What is claimed is: a

1. A device for waving and curling a hair lock wet with waving lotion, comprising a channel form of pervious sheet material, a cylindrical core disposed in and across the channel form at one end thereof, said channel form having sides including longitudinal edges folded across each other when overlapped adapted to enclose a wet lock laid lengthwise in and along the channel form beneath the core, the folded channel form, when enclosing said lock of hair being adapted to be Wound around the core to produce the coil.

2. A device for waving and curling a hair lock Wet with waving lotion, comprising a channel form of pervious sheet material, a cylindrical core disposed in and across the channel form at one end thereof, said channel form having sides including longitudinal edges folded across each other and When overlapped being adapted to enclose a lotion wet lock laid lengthwise in and along the channel form beneath the core, the folded channel form and the 4 lock therein being adapted to be wound around the core to produce a coil, and clip means applied to the coil and preventing unwinding thereof.

3. A device according to claim 1 wherein said core is cylindrical.

4. A device according to claim 1 wherein said core is cylindrical and has a plain cylindrical surface.

5. A device according to claim 1 wherein said core is cylindrical and has a peripheral groove having sides flaring to ends of the core.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 

